Bounding Box 2

A LightWave 3D Modeler plug-in by Bryan Ewert

Overview

Bounding Box 2 is a replacement for the "BoundingBox" plug-in provided with LightWave 3DŽ

This version offers more information in a more useful manner.

Bounding Box 2 is FREE!

Installation

Installation Overview
Plugin to Install	BBox2.p
Install Folder	..\NEWTEK\PLUGINS\MODELER\
Installed Plugin Name	Bounding_Box
Location in Modeler	Objects->Custom

Bounding Box 2 is a Modeler plug-in. Copy the "BBox2.p" file into your "..\NEWTEK\PLUGINS\MODELER\" folder.

To Install the plug-in for use in Modeler, use the "Add Plugin" function from the Custom menu in the Objects panel. Select the "BBox2.p" file in the file requester. For information on installing plug-ins, refer to your LightWave documentation.

After the plug-in is installed, activate it from the Custom menu in the Objects panel. It will appear as "Bounding_Box" -- the underscore delineates it from the NewTek version.

Usage

The following information appears in the dialog:

Point Count

The total number of points in the active Foreground layers.

Size

The size of the Bounding Box encompassing all of the points in the active Foreground layers. The three values specify the geometry's size in the X, Y and Z axes, respectively.

Bounds

The minimum and maximum bounds of the Bounding Box encompassing all of the points in the active Foreground layers. There are two rows of three values each. The first row's three values specify the minimum bounds of the geometry in the X, Y and Z axes, respectively. The second row's three values specify the maximum bounds of the geometry in the X, Y and Z axes, respectively.

Center

The center of the Bounding Box encompassing all of the points in the active Foreground layers. The three values specify the geometry's center in the X, Y and Z axes, respectively.

Make Bounding Box

Below the Bounding Box information is an option to create a Bounding Box object that will encompass all of the points in the active Foreground layers. Check this option to create the Bounding Box. The Bounding Box will be created in the first active Foreground layer.

You may Undo the Bounding Box to delete the original object and leave only the Bounding Box. Two more Undo's will restore the original object.

The status of the Make Bounding Box checkbox will be remembered for the next time the plug-in is invoked.

Copyright

The Bounding Box 2 software and its manual are Copyright Š1996 by Bryan Ewert. This document may not be modified from its original form without prior consent, in writing, from Bryan Ewert.

This software and its documentation are distributed free of charge. No charges shall be demanded from the author, or from distributors of this software and its documentation, for their use.

License

YOU HAVE THE NON-EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE THE ENCLOSED PROGRAM ON AS MANY COMPUTERS AS YOU OWN. YOU MAY PHYSICALLY TRANSFER THE PROGRAM FROM ONE COMPUTER TO ANOTHER. YOU MAY ELECTRONICALLY TRANSFER THE PROGRAM FROM ONE COMPUTER TO ANOTHER OVER A NETWORK. YOU MAY DISTRIBUTE COPIES OF THE PROGRAM AND THE ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION, UNALTERED, TO OTHERS PROVIDED YOU DO NOT CHARGE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION. YOU MAY NOT MODIFY OR TRANSLATE THE PROGRAM OR DOCUMENTATION.

Disclaimer

BRYAN EWERT (HEREAFTER "THE AUTHOR") MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE PROGRAM DESCRIBED HEREIN, ITS QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED "AS IS." THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO ITS QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE IS WITH THE USER. IN NO EVENT WILL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE, OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE OR LOSS OF ANTICIPATED PROFITS RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECT IN THE PROGRAM EVEN IF THE AUTHOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS.

Trademarks

LightWave 3D is a Registered Trademark of NewTek, Inc.